What is yours is to play the assigned part well. But to choose it belongs to someone else
Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.
Caretake this moment. Immerse yourself in its particulars. Respond to this person, this challenge, this deed. Quit evasions. Stop giving yourself needless trouble. It is time to really live; to fully inhabit the situation you happen to be in now.
Confidence in nonsense is a requirement for the creative process.
Getting distracted by trifles is the easiest thing in the world… Focus on your main duty
To live a life of virtue, match up your thoughts, words, and deeds.